Blomefield Cast Iron 24-pounder 50-cwt Smoothbore Muzzleloading Gun - Québec, Québec
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N 46° 48.522 W 071° 12.286
19T E 331786 N 5186266
There are seven Blomefield Cast Iron 24-pounder 50-cwt Smoothbore Muzzleloading Guns, weight unknown (>5,000 lbs), mounted on iron garrison 24-pounder gun carriages, aligned in a row on the ramparts of the NW corner of the Citadel.
Waymark Code: WM119RR
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 09/13/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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Blomefield Cast Iron 24-pounder 50-cwt Smoothbore Muzzleloading Gun, weight unknown (>5,000 lbs), Samuel Walker & Company of Rotherham, England (WCo) on left trunnion, (240) on right trunnion, la Citadel, Quebec. Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 4235669)

There are seven Blomefield Cast Iron 24-pounder 50-cwt Smoothbore Muzzleloading Guns, weight unknown (>5,000 lbs), mounted on iron garrison 24-pounder gun carriages, aligned in a row on the ramparts of the NW corner of the Citadel. (A few of these guns have changed position).

Blomefield Cast Iron 24-pounder 50-cwt Smoothbore Muzzleloading Gun, weight unknown (>5,000 lbs), mounted on an iron garrison 24-pounder traversing gun carriage. No. 1.

Blomefield Cast Iron 24-pounder 50-cwt Smoothbore Muzzleloading Gun, weight unknown (>5,000 lbs), mounted on an iron garrison 24-pounder traversing gun carriage. No. 2.

Blomefield Cast Iron 24-pounder 50-cwt Smoothbore Muzzleloading Gun, weight unknown (>5,000 lbs), mounted on an iron garrison 24-pounder traversing gun carriage. No. 3.

Blomefield Cast Iron 24-pounder 50-cwt Smoothbore Muzzleloading Gun, weight unknown (>5,000 lbs), mounted on an iron garrison 24-pounder traversing gun carriage. No. 4.

Blomefield Cast Iron 24-pounder 50-cwt Smoothbore Muzzleloading Gun, weight unknown (>5,000 lbs), mounted on an iron garrison 24-pounder traversing gun carriage. No. 5.

Blomefield Cast Iron 24-pounder 50-cwt Smoothbore Muzzleloading Gun, weight unknown (>5,000 lbs), mounted on an iron garrison 24-pounder traversing gun carriage. No. 6.

Blomefield Cast Iron 24-pounder 50-cwt Smoothbore Muzzleloading Gun, weight unknown (>5,000 lbs), mounted on an iron garrison 24-pounder traversing gun carriage. No. 7.

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What military of the world used this device?: British - Canadian

Date artillery was in use: 01/01/1825

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